Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Rail Services

Seamus Healy

230. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the frequent unannounced cancellation of trains on the Waterford to Limerick line will be stopped in view of the fact this is undermining the credibility of the service and is being used by Iarnród Éireann as a reason for proposing the closure of this railway line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44413/17]

Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment

Seamus Healy

502. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the appointment of members to fill the vacancies on the council of Gaisce, the President’s award, in view of the fact that the original advertisement stated that three of the seven vacant positions were only until February 2018; if this is still the case in view of the fact that the positions are still vacant; if all positions will be for a three-year term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43617/17]

Regional Development

Seamus Healy

5. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to seek a change in enterprise policy in order that the south-east region can attract a more proportionate share of foreign direct investment and high potential start-ups in view of the fact the region has historically lagged behind; if the region will receive its fair share of the ten-year national investment plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43252/17]

Technological Universities

Seamus Healy

79. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he plans to approve the technological university for the south east with the same investment per capita in the region as the rest of the country, and parity in third level financing with existing universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43272/17]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland Funding

Seamus Healy

160. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide funding to upgrade the N24 through south County Tipperary to motorway status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43284/17]

Hospital Services

Seamus Healy

455. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the masterplan for South Tipperary General Hospital; if he will provide a copy of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41938/17]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Review

Seamus Healy

543. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the review of the new tenant purchase scheme has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40639/17]

School Funding

Seamus Healy

250. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for further funding for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39637/17]

Fuel Allowance Eligibility

Seamus Healy

1824. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will make free fuel payments available to social welfare recipients who are also in receipt of disability benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37529/17]

Housing Adaptation Grant Funding

Seamus Healy

1991. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when funds will be made available to local authorities for disabled persons' grants for local authority tenants in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37530/17]

Summer Works Scheme Applications

Seamus Healy

280. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) in County Waterford for funding under the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35253/17]

Hospital Services

Seamus Healy

784. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the completion of a development control plan or master plan for South Tipperary General Hospital; if he will forward a copy of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35343/17]

Hospital Services

Seamus Healy

785. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health if he will make available a copy of the bed capacity study for South Tipperary General Hospital recently carried out by an official of the South/South West hospital group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35344/17]

Medical Card Applications

Seamus Healy

300. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card application submitted by a person (details supplied) whose sole income is derived from a social welfare payment. [33241/17]

Housing Policy

Seamus Healy

460. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on a media report by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33173/17]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Seamus Healy

104. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the allocation of special needs assistants and resource teacher hours is expected to be announced in view of the fact that the delay is causing considerable difficulty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31870/17]

Tax Avoidance

Seamus Healy

21. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Finance his plans to legislate before the summer recess to make certain that a tax-avoidance loophole cannot continue in view of the report in a newspaper (details supplied). [31794/17]

National Monuments

Seamus Healy

310. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the names and positions of those who attended a meeting between the National Monuments Service and officials of Tipperary County Council on 13 June 2017; the location in which the meeting was held; the duration of the meeting; the items on the agenda; the correspondence and documents that were provided to attendees; if she will provide a copy of the minutes of the meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31388/17]

Vaccination Programme

Seamus Healy

364. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the shortage of the BCG vaccine here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30977/17]

Hospital Accommodation Provision

Seamus Healy

1168. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of additional inpatient modular hotel type beds for south Tipperary general hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27150/17]

Water Services Infrastructure

Seamus Healy

2210. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will expedite the making of an agreement in view of the fact that there is no national agreement between Irish Water and local authorities for the taking in charge of water services infrastructure and that the lack of such a national agreement is delaying the taking in charge process of numerous housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27620/17]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Seamus Healy

228. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding the review of the new tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25522/17]

Disability Allowance Payments

Seamus Healy

188. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection when disability allowance payment will commence for a person (details supplied) who has been approved on appeal from April 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24911/17]

Invalidity Pension Eligibility

Seamus Healy

166. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection when self-employed persons can claim invalidity pensions as announced in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23811/17]

Greyhound Industry

Seamus Healy

223. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 535 of 7 February 2017, when a reply will issue. [22304/17]

Cancer Screening Programmes

Seamus Healy

461. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide additional resources to the national bowel screening service to enable it to take the necessary measures to improve the uptake rate; if he will extend the upper age category to 70 to 74 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21905/17]

Road Network

Seamus Healy

621. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the review of the roads capital programme; when he will be in a position to confirm the inclusion in the programme of the upgrading of the N24 through County Tipperary, including the Tipperary Town and Carrick on Suir bypasses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21903/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Seamus Healy

259. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21074/17]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision

Seamus Healy

94. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the proposed introduction of a new community CCTV scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19556/17]

Banking Sector Investigations

Seamus Healy

214. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will instruct An Garda Síochána to investigate alleged systemic fraud and to question all current and former chief executives of the 15 banks (details supplied); if no consideration of possible damage to the sale value of State-owned banks will deter the Government from insisting on a thorough criminal investigation of this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20865/17]

Banking Sector Regulation

Seamus Healy

290. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Finance if he will recommend that an urgent amendment to the 2013 Act mentioned by a person (details supplied) be undertaken to give the Central Bank all necessary retrospective powers to compel lenders to implement redress and compensation in respect of failures that occurred prior to the 2013 Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20866/17]

Hospital Appointments Status

Seamus Healy

893. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the status of a referral for a person (details supplied) for ophthalmic surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19571/17]

Vaccination Programme

Seamus Healy

231. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the shortage of the BCG vaccine here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17191/17]

Medical Card Eligibility

Seamus Healy

455. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health when children in receipt of domiciliary care allowance will be issued with a full medical card as announced in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16053/17]

School Accommodation

Seamus Healy

296. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13334/17]

General Practitioner Services

Seamus Healy

891. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health his views on the proposal from general practitioners in Thurles, County Tipperary to replace a general practitioner that is due to retire very soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13488/17]

Vaccination Programme

Seamus Healy

475. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the current position regarding the shortage of the BCG vaccine here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11240/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Seamus Healy

628. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied) at HSE south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10253/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Seamus Healy

629. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied) at HSE, south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10255/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Seamus Healy

632. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied) at HSE south Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10258/17]

Psychological Services

Seamus Healy

634. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a psychology appointment with the HSE's psychology disability department in Clonmel for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10265/17]

Medicinal Products Availability

Seamus Healy

431. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health if a drug can be supplied to a person (details supplied) as recommended by a consultant neurologist at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6953/17]

Medical Card Delays

Seamus Healy

454. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the inordinate delays of ten to 15 working days to register medical card applications and match up additional information to existing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5903/17]

General Medical Services Scheme

Seamus Healy

466. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the charging for the taking of bloods by general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6007/17]

Greyhound Industry

Seamus Healy

535. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details, including pension, lump sum, severance and so on, concerning the termination of employment of the chief executive officer, CEO, of the Irish Greyhound Board in 2016; the details of the employment of the new CEO of the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5728/17]

Rail Services Provision

Seamus Healy

660. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the continued operation and proposals for upgrading the Limerick to Waterford railway line in view of the serious concerns raised by the frequent and regular cancellation of trains on the line by Iarnród Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6009/17]

Disability Services Provision

Seamus Healy

251. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to remedy the fact that south Tipperary is in breach of the statutory entitlement regarding assessment of needs for children under the Disability Act 2005 and to ensure that the matter is resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5045/17]

DEIS Scheme

Seamus Healy

164. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the new DEIS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3798/17]

Medical Card Administration

Seamus Healy

460. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the granting of full medical cards to children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance as announced in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3799/17]

Civil Registration Legislation

Seamus Healy

293. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2014; when the Bill likely to complete its passage through the House of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2714/17]